NFL Hall of Fame 2015: Who is worthy?

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ISAAC BRUCE
First year of eligibility
Pros
- 15,208 career receiving yards (fourth all-time).
- 91 career receiving touchdowns (10th all-time).
- Caught winning TD pass in Super Bowl XXXIV for St. Louis Rams.
Cons
- Never a first-team All-Pro .
- Averaged just 691 yards and three touchdowns during final five seasons.
- Only two seasons with 10 or more receiving TDs (1995, 1999). (Credit: AP / Tom Gannam)

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EDGERRIN JAMES
First year of eligibility
Pros
- 12,246 career rushing yards (11th all-time).
- Led NFL in rushing attempts (369), yards (1,553) and total touchdowns (17) as rookie in 1999.
- Seven years with 1,000-plus rushing yards (1999, 2000, 2003-2007) and four seasons of 1,500+ rushing yards (1999, 2000, 2004, 2005).
Cons
- Only one first-team All-Pro nomination (1999).
- Never won a Super Bowl.
- 639 total rushing yards over final 20 games. (Credit: AP / Darron Cummings)

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TY LAW
First year of eligibility
Pros
- Led NFL in interceptions twice (1998, 2005).
- Three-time Super Bowl champion and two-time first-team All-Pro.
- Six interceptions in 13 career playoff games.
Cons
- Only three seasons with 5 or more interceptions.
- Only played in seven games in 2004 for Patriots when they won Super Bowl XXXIX. (Credit: AP / Tony Gutierrez)

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KEVIN MAWAE
First year of eligibility
Pros
- Three-time first-team All-Pro.
- Started 238 of 241 career games (including all 227 after his rookie season).
- Anchored line that helped Tennessee’s Chris Johnson run for 2,006 yards in 2009.
Cons
- Never played in a Super Bowl. (Credit: AP)

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ORLANDO PACE
First year of eligibility
Pros
- Three-time first-team All-Pro.
- Won Super Bowl XXXIV with the Rams.
Cons
- Only played in 35 games during final four seasons. (Credit: AP / James A. Finley)

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JUNIOR SEAU
First year of eligibility
Pros
- Six-time first-team All-Pro.
- Started 243 career games in 20-year career (11th all-time).
- Six straight seasons with 100 or more tackles (1991-1996).
Cons
- Never had more than seven sacks in a season.
- 56 1/2 career sacks (120th all-time). (Credit: AP)

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KURT WARNER
First year of eligibility
Pros
- Two-time MVP and Super Bowl XXXIV MVP.
- Career 65.5 completion percentage (fourth all-time).
- Led NFL in passing yards per game twice (2000, 2001).
Cons
- Only played a full 16-game season three times.
- Only led NFL in passing yards once (2001).
- Only a two-time first-team All-Pro. (Credit: AP / Doug Mills)

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ED DEBARTOLO JR.
2014 ballot: Finalist
Pros
- Led 49ers to five Super Bowls during 23-year ownership tenure.
Cons
- Pleaded guilty to failing to report a felony in corruption case of former Lousiana governor; eventually ceded control of the team as a result.

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TONY DUNGY
2014 ballot: Finalist
Pros
- Won Super Bowl as head coach of Indianapolis Colts and made playoffs in every season with team.\
- Took Tampa Bay to playoffs four times in six years as head coach.
- Only one losing season in 13-year head coaching career.
Cons
- Only reached Super Bowl once.
- His team was eliminated from playoffs in first game six times. (Credit: AP)

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KEVIN GREENE
2014 ballot: Finalist
Pros
- 160 career sacks (third all-time).
- 10 seasons with 10 or more sacks.
Cons
- Only a two-time first-team All-Pro.
- Never had a season with more than 90 tackles. (Credit: AP / Bob Galbraith)

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CHARLES HALEY
2014 ballot: Finalist
Pros
- Five-time Super Bowl champion.
- 100 1/2 career sacks, including 16 sacks in 1990.
- Six seasons with 10 or more sacks.
Cons
- Only a two-time first-team All-Pro.
- Never had a season with more than 70 tackles.
- Never led NFL in sacks in a season. (Credit: AP / Glenn James)

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WILL SHIELDS
2014 ballot: Finalist
Pros
- Started all but one of his 224 career NFL games.
- Was one of the linemen to help pave way for Priest Holmes’ three consecutive 1,400-yard seasons and Larry Johnson’s back-to-back 1,700-yard seasons.
Cons
- Never played in a Super Bowl. (Credit: AP / Nati Harnik)

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STEVE ATWATER
2014 ballot: Semifinalist
Pros
- Two-time Super Bowl champion with Denver Broncos.
- Started career with five straight seasons of at least 100 tackles.
- Had six tackles, two passes defensed, one sack and one forced fumble in Broncos’ Super Bowl XXXII win.
Cons
- Never led NFL in any major statistical category.
- Only a two-time first-team All-Pro.
- 24 interceptions and five sacks in 11 seasons. (Credit: AP / John Gaps III)

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ROGER CRAIG
2014 ballot: Semifinalist
Pros
- Three-time Super Bowl champion with San Francisco 49ers.
- First player to record 1,000 rushing yards and 1,000 receiving yards in a single season.
- 1988 NFL Offensive Player of the Year.
Cons
- Only three seasons with 1,000-plus rushing yards.
- Never led NFL in rushing yards or receiving yards.
- Only a one-time first-team All-Pro. (Credit: AP / John Gaps III)

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JIMMY JOHNSON
2014 ballot: Semifinalist
Pros
- Two-time Super Bowl champion as Dallas Cowboys head coach.
- 80-64 head coaching record with a 9-4 playoff record.
- Won 10+ games in a season four times.
Cons
- Started career with two losing seasons, including a 1-15 rookie season.
- Did not win a division title in four seasons with the Miami Dolphins. (Credit: AP / Hans Deryk)

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DON CORYELL
2014 ballot: Semifinalist
Pros
- 111-83-1 career head coaching record with St. Louis Cardinals and San Diego Chargers
- First coach to win 100 games in both college and the NFL.
- Introduced “Air Coryell” vertical passing offense to NFL.
Cons
- 3-6 career playoff record.
- Never coached in a Super Bowl. (Credit: AP / Lenny Ignelzi)

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PAUL TAGLIABUE
2014 ballot: Semifinalist
Pros
- Widely considered to have grown NFL’s popularity during term as commissioner.
- Expanded league from 28 teams to 32.
- Negotiated collective bargaining agreement with players association and brought free agency to the league. Cons
- Was commissioner when Los Angeles lost both of its franchises.
- Reportedly brushed off concussions as a “pack journalism issue.” (Credit: AP)

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GEORGE YOUNG
2014 ballot: Semifinalist
Pros
- Five-time NFL Executive of the Year.
- Architect for Giants’ eight playoff appearances and two Super Bowl wins as GM from 1979-97.
- Chairman of NFL’s Competition Committee.
Cons
- Unable to continue Giants’ 1980s success into 1990s.
- Struggled to adapt to free agency upon its introduction to the league after 1992 season. (Credit: AP / Mike Derer)

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DICK STANFEL
Last ballot: 2012 (finalist, Hall of Fame senior committee nominee)
Pros
- Five-time first-team All-Pro.
- Won NFL championship in 1953 with Detroit and a Super Bowl as offensive line coach with Chicago in 1985.
Cons
- Only played seven years. (Credit: AP)